aggravating — ag|gra|vat|ing [ ægrə,veıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) MAINLY SPOKEN annoying: It s really aggravating she says she ll call, and then she doesn t. 2. ) LEGAL making a crime worse: The judge considered several aggravating factors. ╾ ag|gra|vat|ing|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

aggravating — UK [ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) mainly spoken annoying It s really aggravating – she says she ll call, and then she doesn t. 2) legal making a crime worse The judge considered several aggravating factors … English dictionary

aggravating — adj. Aggravating is used with these nouns: ↑factor … Collocations dictionary

aggravating — aggravate ► VERB 1) make worse. 2) informal annoy or exasperate. DERIVATIVES aggravating adjective aggravation noun. USAGE Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but … English terms dictionary